“We are a rich country with supposedly universal healthcare. Raising jobseeker to the poverty line (about $37,000 a year) would cost roughly $11bn this year.” Greg Jericho, Guardian, 170926.
We can’t afford it? Well we can afford to spend $35m per day for the next 25 years to get AUKUS, which many independent defence experts say will never happen. #Auspol
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